detune

English

Alternative forms

de-tune (music)

Etymology

de- +‎ tune.

Verb

detune (third-person singular simple present detunes, present participle detuning, simple past and past participle detuned)

(music) To intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument. Often done to produce sounds not normally possible, or in the case of stringed instruments to reduce tension for the purposes of shipping or maintenance.
Some avant-garde composers request that performers detune their instruments before playing.
(electronics) To alter the capacitance of a circuit such that its resonant frequency differs from the incoming frequency.

Translations

intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument

alter the capacitance of a circuit such that its resonant frequency differs from the incoming frequency

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} разстройвам (bg) (razstrojvam)

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